A mobile electronic device and method for operating a mobile electronic device are disclosed. A first detected input is detected on the first display module. A second detected input is detected on the second display module. The first detected input is set to an invalid input, when the second detected input is detected during a device configuration of the mobile electronic device, the device configuration comprising at least a portion of a first display module being exposed, and at least a portion of a second display module being exposed. The second detected input is set to an invalid input, when the first detected input is detected in the device configuration.
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1. A mobile electronic device, comprising: a first housing comprising a first display screen; a second housing comprising a second display screen; a mechanical section operable to connect the first housing and the second housing and switch between a first closed configuration and a second opened configuration, the first closed configuration comprising only the first display screen that is fully exposed, and the second opened configuration comprising the second display screen that is at least partially exposed and the first display screen that is fully exposed; a first detection module operable to detect a first detected input on the first display screen; a second detection module operable to detect a second detected input on the second display screen; a processor operable to: when the current configuration is the second opened configuration, then determine when the first detected input and the second detected input are simultaneous; when the first detected input and the second detected input are simultaneous, then set the first detected input to a valid first input and the second detected input to a valid second input; and when the first detected input and the second detected input are not simultaneous, then set the second detected input to an invalid input when the first detected input is detected during the second opened configuration.
2. The mobile electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein: the processor is further operable to set the invalid input within a predefined period of time after the first detection module detects the first detected input and when the first detected input and the second detected input are not simultaneous.
3. The mobile electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein: the processor is further operable to set the invalid input within a predefined period of time after the second detection module detects the second detected input and when the first detected input and the second detected input are not simultaneous.
4. The mobile electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising: a display control module operable to display a first screen on the first display screen and a second screen on the second display screen when the controller determines that the first detected input and the second detected input are simultaneous.
5. The mobile electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein: the setting module is further operable to set a third detected input to a valid input and a fourth detected input to a valid input, wherein the third detected input and the fourth detected input are made on the first screen and the second screen respectively.
6. The mobile electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein: the setting module is further operable to set the first detected input to an invalid input, when the second detection module detects the second detected input, after the first configuration is switched to the second opened configuration.
7. The mobile electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein: the setting module is further operable to set the second detected input detected on the second detection module to an invalid input, when the first detection module detects the first detected input after the first configuration is switched to the second opened configuration.
8. A method for operating a mobile electronic device, the method comprising: detecting a first detected input on a first display screen; determining when the mobile electronic device is in an opened configuration such that one of the first display screen and a second display screen is in a fully exposed position and the other of the first display screen and the second display screen is in at least a partially exposed position; when the mobile electronic device is in the opened configuration, then detecting a second detected input on a second display screen; determining when the first detected input is simultaneous with the second detected input; setting the second detected input to an invalid input, when the first detected input and the second detected input are not simultaneous; and setting first detected input to a valid first input and the second detected input to a valid second input when the first detected input and the second detected input are simultaneous.
9. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising: setting the first detected input to the invalid input within a predefined period of time after detecting the second detected input and when the first detected input and the second detected input are not simultaneous.
10. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising: setting the second detected input to the invalid input within a predefined period of time after detecting the first detected input and when the first detected input and the second detected input are not simultaneous.
11. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising: displaying a first screen on the first display screen and a second screen on the second display screen when the first detected input and the second detected input are simultaneous.
12. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising: setting a third detected input to a valid input and a fourth detected input to a valid input, wherein the third detected input and the fourth detected input are made on the first screen displayed on the first display screen and the second screen displayed on the second display screen respectively.
13. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising: setting the first detected input to an invalid input when the second detected input is detected while the mobile electronic device is switched from a closed configuration to the opened configuration.
14. The method according to claim 8 , further comprising: setting the second detected input to an invalid input when the first detected input is detected while the mobile electronic device is switched from a closed configuration to the opened configuration.
15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions for operating a mobile electronic device, the method executed by the computer-executable instructions comprising: detecting a first detected input on a first display screen; determining when the mobile electronic device is in an opened configuration such that one of the first display screen and a second display screen is in a fully exposed position and the other of the first display screen and the second display screen is in at least a partially exposed position; when the mobile electronic device is in the opened configuration, then detecting a second detected input on a second display screen; determining when the first detected input and the second detected input are simultaneous inputs that occur within a predefined time period of time; and setting the second detected input to an invalid input, when the first detected input and the second detected input are not simultaneous; and setting first detected input to a valid first input and the second detected input to a valid second input when the first detected input and the second detected input are simultaneous.
16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15 , the method executed by the computer-executable instructions further comprising: setting the first detected input to the invalid input after the predefined period of time after detecting the second detected input and when the first detected input and the second detected input are not simultaneous.
17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15 , the method executed by the computer-executable instructions further comprising: setting the second detected input to the invalid input after the predefined period of time after detecting the first detected input and when the first detected input and the second detected input are not simultaneous.
18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15 , the method executed by the computer-executable instructions further comprising: displaying a first screen on the first display screen and a second screen on the second display screen when the first detected input and the second detected input are simultaneous.
19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 18 , the method executed by the computer-executable instructions further comprising: setting third detected input to a valid input and a fourth detected input to a valid input, wherein the third detected input and the fourth detected input are made on the first screen displayed on the first display screen and the second screen displayed on the second display screen.
20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 15 , the method executed by the computer-executable instructions further comprising: setting the first detected input to an invalid input, when the second detected input is detected while the mobile electronic device is switched from a closed configuration to the opened configuration.
21. The mobile electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising: a first sensor detecting the first closed configuration; and a second sensor detecting a third fully opened configuration in which the second display screen is fully exposed, wherein the setting module is operable to determine that the mechanical section is in a second opened configuration when neither the first sensor detects the first closed configuration nor the second sensor detects the third fully opened configuration.
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